Live casino solutions provider Evolution Gaming has been selected by sportsbook operator PointsBet for its rollout of live casino services in the US online gambling market. PointsBet USA is currently operational in New Jersey, Indiana, and Iowa, offering both online and land-based sports betting.
PointsBet entered the US market in July 2018 when it gained a commercial licence to operate as an online corporate bookmaker in New Jersey and commenced taking bets in the Garden State in January 2019. Since then, the firm has built a national footprint by entering into a number of other agreements to expand US operations into other states, subject to the passing of enabling legislation.
Evolution opened its first US Live Casino studio in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in August 2018. A second Evolution studio is currently under construction in Pennsylvania with go-live scheduled for the second half of 2020, as well as a third in Michigan, scheduled for launch in 2021.
Seth Young, Chief Innovation Officer at PointsBet, commented on the partnership, stating: “We are thrilled to partner with Evolution Gaming to launch Live Casino technology in US jurisdictions, where we plan to offer our proprietary online casino platform. The addition of Evolution Live Casino extends the appeal of PointsBet’s premium product in the rapidly growing US market.”
Sebastian Johannisson, Chief Commercial Officer at Evolution Gaming, added: “Evolution’s Live Casino portfolio offers PointsBet a rich mix of world-leading online Live Casino games including classic table games, online Poker variants that are big favourites with US players, and our new generation of award-winning, record-breaking game show games. In addition, PointsBet will have the option of exclusively branded dedicated tables and environments, should they require these.”
